Thursday, May 2, 2019

USC Marshall Combines MBA, STEM

The University of Southern California (USC) Marshall School of Business is hoping to make its MBA students more attractive to the marketplace--and help its international students--by adding a new "STEM specialization" option for its full time MBA students, the company announced on Wednesday. According to the Marshall School, the "STEM specialization" will include certification in areas such as statistics, data analytics, operations and supply chain optimization, finance, forecasting, and digital marketing and modeling. In addition to the training in STEM-related topics, the school also said the addition offers its international graduates a potential extention of employment opportunities in the US for 24 months, because the MBA will meet the requirements for a STEM designated degree program by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. USC said the new option is will become available for its 2020 and 2021 MBA classes this fall.